Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 15:52:21 -0800 From: Nick Sayer <nsayer@kfu.com> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: prism2 128 bit wep keys? Message-ID: <3BF99B35.9020604@kfu.com> References: <200111192152.fAJLqe927719@medusa.kfu.com> <20011119181030.A9115@pir.net>
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Peter Radcliffe wrote: >nsayer@quack.kfu.com probably said: > >>I just obtained a Linksys 802.11b access point. I previously was >>using an Apple Airport. 64 bit (40 bit, really) WEP keys work, but >>128 bit (104 bit, really) keys don't with the wi driver using my >>Netgear MA401. >> > >>I'm not quite sure whether to blame the access point or the FreeBSD >>driver. >> >>Has anyone seen 128 bit keys working on prism2 wi cards under FreeBSD? >> > >Not personally, I use lucent or cisco client cards, but one thing to >note is that different company's text representations (passphrases) of >keys do not agree. Whenever I have key problems the first thing I >check is that the key is entered in hex at both ends. > You're quite right. But in this case it is indeed hex both places (I get my WEP keys from hexdump < /dev/random). To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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